Greek Vocab

3. the hill above a Greek city, on which temples were built
4. a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power through elected representatives
6. a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation
8. the art of writing, acting in, and producing plays
10. a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
11. A settlement under the control of a usually distant country.
13. a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people
17. a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person
18. a government in which absolute ruling power is held by one person, but this person is an unlawful king
20. a traditional story that helps explain a culture’s beliefs
22. A body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water

1. A great ancient Greek philosopher who taught by asking his students thought-provoking questions.
2. In Athens, a group of 500 citizens chosen to form a council responsible for running the day-to-day business of the government
5. a small group of Spartans who made all the important governing decisions
7. Athletic events, including horse traces and chariot races, held as part of the festival called Panathenaea, honoring the goddess Athena
9. A marketplace in ancient Greece
12. A peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece
14. An arm of the Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece
15. A great leader who developed Athens’s culture, democracy,and power during its Golden Age
16. a city-state of ancient Greece that was first to have a democracy; the capital of present-day Greece
19. a group of citizens, in ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws
21. a city-state of ancient Greece, known for its military oligarchy